Articles by Jon Maala

Best Film nominees (clockwise from top left) "Anarchist from Colony," "The King," "A Taxi Driver," "The Fortress" and "The Merciless"

38th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2017: 'Merciless' tops, 'Taxi Driver' gets 5 nominations (Full List)

Movies that were released between October 7 last year to October 3 this year qualified for consideration in 15 categories at the awards, which will be held on November 25 in Seoul.

Nov 6, 2017

Jung Joon Young (back) and Kim Joo Hyuk on '2 Days & 1 Night'

Jung Joon Young sends message to late actor Kim Joo Hyuk

Kim Joo Hyuk became a cast member of the Korean TV variety show "2 Days & 1 Night" from 2013 to 2015 and worked with Jung Joon Young.

Nov 6, 2017

Dior's wedding dress and couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye Kyo on their wedding day

Dior unveils design of Song Hye Kyo's stunning wedding dress

It became known that the wedding dress was designed and made by couture label Christian Dior, which posted on Instagram how it painstakingly made the gown.

Nov 6, 2017

Song Joong ki Song Hye kyo

'2 Days & 1 Night' star Cha Tae Hyun tops TV variety show stars' brand index

The Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation analyzed 41.57 million pieces of big data of 36 TV variety show stars from October 2 to November 3.

Nov 5, 2017

Jang Nara, Lee Jong Suk most talked about Korean drama actors in November

Actress Jang Nara and actor Lee Jong Suk ranked first and second, respectively, in the November index based on the analysis of the Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation.

Nov 5, 2017

Seohyun tells fans reasons for leaving SM Entertainment

Earlier this month, Girls' Generation members Seohyun, Tiffany and Sooyoung terminated their contracts with the agency to pursue their solo careers.

Nov 4, 2017

K-pop

BTS listed on the AMAs website as one of the performers at the awards show

BTS to bring K-pop to American Music Awards

The music awards show will be broadcast live on November 19 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Nov 4, 2017

BTS K-pop

Newly-wed couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo

Chinese star denies knowing illegal filming of Song-Song couple's wedding

The star attended the wedding of the couple held at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on October 31.

Nov 4, 2017

Song Joong ki Song Hye kyo

The cast of MBC's 'I Live Alone' TV show

MBC foundation chairman fired over unfair labour practices

Chairman Koh Young-ju was ousted from his post after shareholder Foundation for Broadcast Future (FBC) voted to unseat him. The board said Koh was responsible for the issues.

Nov 3, 2017

The MAMA nominees for this year's Best Male Group

Online voting fraud grips 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Korean TV channel Mnet announced that ballot rigging has occurred from October 26 to November 1.

Nov 3, 2017

Is 'hallyu' ban over in China?

South Korea and China's bilateral relations have soured since last year when the South Korean government deployed the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to thwart any missile launch by hostile state North Korea.

Nov 3, 2017

Song Joong ki Song Hye kyo

Korean dramas, films help tourists pick South Korea as destination: Survey

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) released the results of a survey it conducted among 3,199 tourists who came to South Korea from Singapore, China, Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia from the end of 2016 to early this year.

Nov 2, 2017

Clockwise from top) BTS, Wanna One and Yoon Jong Shin

BTS, Wanna One among best K-pop brand, artist of 2017

BTS emerged as the top pick in the Best K-pop Brand category, garnering 92 votes.

Nov 2, 2017

BTS

Kim Joo-hyuk's funeral ceremony held on November 2

Family, friends attend funeral ceremony for Kim Joo-hyuk

The 45-year-old actor was killed on October 30 when his car crashed into a wall of an apartment building.

Nov 2, 2017

Noh Tae Hyun (extreme left) with fellow JBJ members

JBJ's Noh Tae Hyun 'sorry' after trolled for saying he will beat their fans

Noh Tae Hyun debuted as a member of boy band Hotshot in 2014 and then joined the TV survival audition show "Produce 101" Season 2.

Nov 1, 2017

K-pop

Yoo Ah-in gets trolled for using English to condole Kim Joo-hyuk death

Some Koreans found it offensive that he used "RIP" instead of a Korean equivalent to express his sympathy.

Nov 1, 2017

Korean boy band BTS partners with UNICEF for #ENDviolence

To help raise fund and awareness about the campaign, BTS launched their own fundraising campaign called "Love Myself."

Nov 1, 2017

BTS

TWICE tops Korean music charts with 'Twicetagram' album

Korean girl group TWICE released their first ever studio album on October 30 and it topped real-time and daily music charts.

Oct 31, 2017

K-pop

Si-won withdraws from Super Junior's new album TV promotions

Singer Si-won will not be participating in the broadcast promotions for Super Junior's upcoming new album, following the controversy surrounding the death of a restaurant owner who was bitten by his dog last month.

Oct 31, 2017

Lee Seung-gi talks to media and fans after his discharge

Lee Seung-gi discharged from army, promises to return to TV soon

The 30-year-old actor was met by hundreds of fans as he emerged in uniform from an army camp in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.

Oct 31, 2017

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